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An Evaluation of Service Quality Priorities between Air Cargo Service Providers and Customers (항공화물운송서비스 품질에 대한 서비스 이용자와 제공자간의 중요도 인식 차이에 관한 연구)

  • Jun, Il-Soo;Hong, Seok-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 2004
  • This paper analyzes the differences in the service quality priorities of air cargo service providers and customers. After having identified what constitutes the decisive factors with regards to air cargo service quslity, research was carried out to evaluate the differences in the service quality priorities of air cargo service providers and customers. Moreover, this paper analyzes these differences by separating air cargo service providers into Korean and international air cargo service providers. In order to attain the objectives of this research, the air cargo service sectors were divided into three general categories: supply capability(H/W), service accountability, and competitiveness of service fees and management capability(S/W). The researchers then placed 6 different criteria into each service category, for a total of 18. The evaluation of the service quality priorities of air cargo service providers and customers revealed very little difference between these two groups. With regards to the service criteria found in each service category, our research found marked differences between the service quality priorities of providers and customers in only three of the 18 criteria. However, we found marked differences in service quality priorities in 7 of the 18 criteria when the air cargo service providers were divided into Korean and international air cargo providers. While domestic air cargo service providers evaluated management's capability to handle cargo accidents and incidents as the most important priority, international air cargo service providers placed the highest priority on the cargo rate system. The results of this research imply that in order to properly evaluate the differences between the service quality priorities of air cargo service providers and customers, the air cargo service providers itself should be separated between the Korean air cargo service providers and the foreign providers because of their respective inherent perception on service quality.

A Study on $PM_{10}$, $CO_2$ Concentrations in Child Daycare Centers and Teachers' Awareness of Indoor Air Quality (보육시설의 $PM_{10}$, $CO_2$ 농도와 보육교사의 실내 공기질 인식에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ji-Eun;Choi, Byung-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.29-40
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The purposes of this study were: (a) to assess indoor air quality such as $PM_{10}$, $CO_2$ concentrations in child daycare centers, (b) to compare the levels with each standard, and (c) to identify teachers' awareness of indoor air quality in child care centers. Methods: Data were obtained from seventeen child daycare centers and ninety-eight teachers in a district of Seoul, from April 3 to May 12, 2009. Collected data were analyzed by SAS 8.2, and descriptive statistics, $x^2$ test, student t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, and Spearman rank correlation were used. Results: The mean of $PM_{10}$ and $CO_2$ level were $50.3{\mu}g/m^3$ and 792.1ppm. Sixteen child daycare centers (94.2%) met the guidelines of the $PM_{10}$ level, so did thirteen child daycare centers (76.5%) in the $CO_2$ level. $CO_2$ levels were significantly low in child daycare centers using air cleaners than those do not using them (t=-6.03, p<.001). Types of child daycare centers were significantly correlated to the levels of $CO_2$, which public child daycare centers were low in $CO_2$ levels than those of private child daycare centers (t=-2.54, p=.013). There was no significant correlation between teachers' awareness and management attitude of indoor air quality while teachers' awareness of indoor air quality significantly raised the frequency of carpet cleaning. Methods of cleaning routines were significantly correlated with $PM_{10}$, and $CO_2$ levels. Conclusion: The $PM_{10}$ and $CO_2$ concentrations in child daycare centers were satisfactory. Those conditions are affected by general characteristics of child daycare centers and teachers' attitude regarding management of indoor air quality.

The Impact of Local Government's Expenditure on Air Quality in Korea (지방정부의 대기환경예산 지출이 대기오염 정도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kwon, Hye Yeon;Jung, Chang Hoon;Kim, Yong Pyo
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.583-592
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    • 2016
  • In this study, we attempt to provide empirical evidence for the effect of the expenditure of the local governments on the air quality management. Based on the statistical data, the concentrations of air pollutants including $PM_{10}$, $O_3$, and $NO_2$ were analyzed in accordance with local characteristics of the local governments' environmental expenditure, demographic characteristics, and economic and human resources between 2008 and 2014. The results showed that government spending is estimated to have insignificant impact on air pollutants concentration. All these results are consistently corroborated from the analysis based on different alternative measure of local governments' expenditure (budget composition and measure of expenditure residuals). Subsequently, this study implies that environmental expenditures of local governments have not been effectively enforced to enhance the air quality of the region in Korea.

The Study on the Field test and Operational Method of a Direct Load Control System for Air conditioner (에어컨부하 직접제어시스템 실증시험 및 운용방안에 관한 연구)

  • Gang, Won-Gu;Kim, Chung-Hwan;Kim, Myong-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.07d
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    • pp.2825-2827
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    • 2000
  • In electric power industry. load balance has been one of the most fundamental and important management goals. Therefore. the strategy to achieve high quality load management now includes load balance besides the stabilization of electricity supply and quality management of electricity. Amongst many techniques of load management. direct load management has been actively studied and utilized to increase power facility and peak load suppression. Higher peak load situation is appeared during summer than during winter in Korea. and approximately 20% of the peak load is due to the load for air-conditioning. To cope with this peak load problem during summer KEPCO is performing a research project to develop a system to remotely control air-conditioning load using wireless communication. Currently, applicable facilities are limited to small-scale air-conditioning facility that has less than 2KW power capacity. This paper described the 1st year of efforts made in the study.

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Exploration of the Relationship between Traffic Volume and Air Quality Using Existing Monitoring Data (기존 교통량/대기질 모니터링 시스템 구축 자료를 활용한 상관성 분석)

  • Go, Jun-Ho;Choe, Yu-Jin;Lee, Se-Hui;Lee, Tae-Gyeong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.29-37
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    • 2009
  • As the level of the ambient air quality becomes increasingly important, transportation management strategies tend to incorporate air quality standards into their measure of effectiveness. However, previous research efforts did not pay much attention to the empirical relationships between traffic volume and air quality, potentially due to the lack of data. With this background, this study investigates the relationship using Seoul's existing traffic and air quality monitoring data collected over the period of three years, from 2005 through 2007. In particular, those paired monitoring sites with a distance of less than one kilometer apart were utilized, targeting the emissions of CO, NO, $NO_2$, and $PM_{10}$. As a result, in general the data of two monitoring systems exhibited lower correlations, $NO_2$ showing a relatively higher correlation with traffic volumes than other emissions. In addition, it was found that the degree of correlation can be higher for the data obtained over the morning time period, 6am-9am, and the day after rainy days.

A Low Power Wireless Communication-based Air Pollutants Measuring System (저전력 무선통신 기반 대기오염 측정시스템)

  • Kang, Jeong Gee;Lee, Bong Hwan
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.87-95
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    • 2021
  • Recently interest for air pollution is gradually increasing. However, according to the environmental assessment of air quality, the level of air pollution in the nation is quite serious, and air pollutants measuring facilities are also not enough. In this paper, a secure air pollutants sensor system based low power wireless communication is designed and implemented. The proposed system is composed of three parts: air pollutants measuring sensors module, LoRa-based data transmission module, and monitoring module. In the air pollutants measuring module, the MSP430 board with six big air pollutants measuring sensors are used. The air pollutants sensing data is transmitted to the control server in the monitoring system using LoRa transmission module. The received sensing data is stored in the database of the monitoring system, and visualized in real-time on the map of the sensor locations. The implemented air pollutant sensor system can be used for measuring the level of air quality conveniently in our daily lives.

A Method of Improving Air Quality Impact Assessment and Prediction (대기질 영향평가와 예측방법에 대한 개선방향)

  • Park, Jong-Kil;Won, Gyeong-Mee;Kim, Seong-Su
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.77-88
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    • 1994
  • When we conduct environmental impact assessment, main contents consist of summary, project outline, environmental conditions, environmental impacts due to the project, mitigation devices, and alternative measures of harmful impact on environment. In this Paper, to understand how they really conduct air quality impact assessment and prediction and examine their effectiveness, we considered the provisions and actual case of environmental impact assessment in Korea with that in Japan. As a result, we propose a method of improving air quality impact assessment and Prediction, such as reflection of the result in environmental impact assessment, detailed assessment focused on relatively important environmental impact elements, field measurement investigation over four season and seven sucessive days, the uniformity of units, the proper model development to predict environmental concentration and a biennial environmental impact assessment for ex post management.

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